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Arent most/all rodents omnivorous? They might prefer to eat only grains or what not, but if pushed to starvation will readily eat meat to survive?
Edit- Seems I missed what's remarkable about this, is they are actively hunting the Voles, not just being opportunistic.
Yes, they are omnivores.
Rodents don't need to be pushed to starvation, but nuts and plants and small insects are safer to forage for compared to hunting something large enough to fight back. So if they can easily get what they need from available plant sources, they will choose that first.
This is true for a lot of forager type animals. Chickens will kill and eat mice if they can. I've even seen videos of horses snacking on baby chickens.
Chickens really love bugs, maggots etc on the regular.